Bruichladdich Launches Octomore X4+10 Concept_0.2
Bruichladdich has launched Octomore X4+10 Concept_0.2, the latest release in it’s super heavily peated Octomore brand.
Quadruple distilled in 2007 from 100% Scottish grown barley peated to 162 ppm (parts per million), Octomore X4+10 was matured on Islay for 10 years in a combination of first-fill American whiskey casks, Oloroso Sherry casks, and Rivesaltes vin doux naturel sweet wine casks before being bottled un-chill filtered and coloring free at 70% ABV. Octomore X4+10 is only the second quadruple distilled Octomore ever produced and the highest cask strength whisky Bruichladdich has released to date!
Bruichladdich’s official tasting notes for Octomore X4+10 Concept_0.2 follow:
Nose – “Airy and light, banana milkshake, vanilla and tobacco leaf, light praline and coconut. Lemon and grapefruit zest with geranium. With a drop of water, hints of sultana and barley flour come through, then melon and pear with marzipan. Just a whisper of char and even less peat smoke.”
Taste – “A delicate texture at 70% and a warming sensation crosses the palate, a gentle chilli pepper heat. A hint of char from the wood and resinous sweetness, lemon and honey, and a hint of cloves. A splash of water calms the heat and opens the fruit, mango, melon and marzipan. Tablet, syrup, and vanilla, and, again, the barley flour with ground ginger come through after opening.”
Finish – “On the finish, there is a little aniseed, a gentle dryness and just the idea of peat smoke. A dry, almost smoked, coconut note fades into a dark fruit, raisin tone. At the very end comes peat smoke, just a little but as ever the power of the Octomore smoke even after four distillations and 10 years cannot be tamed.”
Bruichladdich Octomore X4+10 Concept_0.2 is limited to 3,000 bottles and is available now exclusively via bruichladdich.com at a price of £150 (~$194) for a 500 mL bottle.
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